Services for Kegs

EVERYTHING YOUR KEG NEEDS– ALL UNDER ONE ROOF

THIELMANN can help your brewery grow with our ever expanding range of keg servicing programs including keg maintenance, repairs, customization services, tagging services, cleaning, inspections, testing and re-branding. Taking the hard work out of servicing your keg fleet, allowing you to focus on brewing.

Our experts have a wealth of experience in helping breweries re-purpose used keg fleets with our customizable re-branding services, which can be tailored to your specific needs, to repair, refurbish and fully re-brand your used keg fleet.

Keg Services

A keg fleet is only as strong as its weakest keg

Kegs can be damaged in many ways throughout the supply chain. THIELMANN offers a bespoke servicing and repair program that ensures your keg fleet remains in optimal condition, increasing the reliability and durability of your initial investment – saving you money by removing the need for equipment replacement.

Stainless steel kegs require regular servicing in order to remain fit for their filling, storage, packaging and transportation purposes throughout your supply chain. Our stringent processes ensure that every keg is serviced to the highest possible standards – keeping your brewery operation running smoothly.

Our cutting edge lean processes mean as a business we can offer our services at excellent value, making us the number one choice for brewers, of any size, throughout the world.

FULL SERVICE AND REPAIR PROGRAM

  • Internal and external inspection
  • Neck repair
  • Chime straightening
  • Pressure test
  • Spear maintenance
  • Customization
  • Re-branding
  • Cleaning
  • Tagging services

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OUR CUSTOMIZABLE KEG SERVICING PROCEDURES INCLUDE

  • Incoming/Outgoing documentation checks and data capture, as required.
  • Visual inspection and assessment, segmentation per keg size and manufacturer.
  • Internal and external inspections, removal of labels, beer stone and tannings check.
  • Keg pressure test (including spear control) and visual damage check.
  • Keg decant, including handling and sorting of partially full and full kegs, inspection and recording of fault analysis data.
  • Spear maintenance and/or refurbishment, includes dismantling and disassembling of extractor for ultrasonic cleaning, reassembling of extractor with new parts, specification checks and data logging.
  • Throughout this process THIELMANN can also provide the following services:
  1. Collection of scrap/old parts for environmentally friendly removal.
  2. Documentation and data analysis for in-depth insight into the state of your keg fleet.
  3. Management of stock and spare parts.
  • Low or Ultra High Frequency tag inspection, if required.

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CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS
MAKE YOUR FLEET LOOK UNIQUE
We provide different branding solutions for your new and/or used kegs. From standard lettering to full logo printing, your kegs will stand out from the crowd.

embossing

EMBOSSING

Take pride in seeing your branding embossed or engraved into the chimes of our impeccably manufactured stainless-steel kegs. From standard characters to full logo design, embossing your logo will outstand your keg from the rest.

screenprinting

SILK SCREEN PRINTING

Create a consistent branding experience by having your brand’s logo screen-printed onto the stainless steel body of your THIELMANN keg. Just send us your logo, we accept a great variety of formats, and tell us the RAL or Pantone color you prefer. Your branding consistent across all channels.

colorbands

color bandING

With THIELMANN Kegs, you can also add color bands to customize your kegs. Ideal for easy identification, this option provide your fleet with a unified color scheme. You can choose your preferred colors in RAL or Pantone system.

stickers

LABELS

With our long lasting stickers you have an easy branding option for your kegs which guarantee the possibility of rebranding in case you need it in the future. Our stickers are proved to work under heavy duty environments (heat, sun, washing machines,…).

laserprinting

LASER PRINTING

Great solution for identification purposes (matrix codes, complex logistics, tracking…) and for small logo requirements. You can have laser-printed markings added to your THIELMANN kegs. Tell us your requirements.

engraving

ENGRAVING

Engraving provides an alternative to embossing for longer text requirements such as technical details, specs or any other information. It represents a long-lasting solution to customize your kegs.

TRACKING SERVICES

We provide a wide range of markings for complex logistics systems.

Control and manage your fleet with an easy-to-use, efficient and cost effective system.

Our tracking solutions will allow you to:

  • Optimize the investment in your keg fleet
  • Know your asset population inside/out
  • Compare keg availability against forecast
  • Identify asset losses and loss rate trends

KEG DECANTING

THIELMANN can help your business reclaim taxes with the safe, secure and sustainable emptying and disposal of ullage (unsaleable beer) in accordance with local environmental laws with our Decanting Service.

Our service includes:

  • Safe emptying of kegs with the appropriate decanting units designed specifically to remove gas (CO2/N2/Mixed Gas)
  • Complete and proper emptying of kegs
  • If required, the secure and sustainable disposal of excess beer, in accordance with local environmental laws

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Beer Decanting

Knowledge base

As the worldwide leader in stainless steel container solutions, THIELMANN has accumulated significant expertise across a wide range of industries over many years. Our experts regularly compile educational material and analyses such as our Whitepapers and Case Studies, which are an excellent way to share in our knowledge and expertise and to find out more about our industry, product and application-specific insights and experience. We invite you to peruse our informative material and welcome any questions or enquiries you may have.

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